Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-15
Entertainments.


 ''Nobody's Claim" was presented at Bun nell's Grand Opera House to packed house yesterday afternoon and last evening. For the remainder of the week Boueicault's great we'll known drama, "The Streets of New York" will be produced. An exchange says: MT. Boniface appeared as 'Tom Badger" and, as usual, scored big hit. He is lively, rollicking, pathetic and funny, and is the very embodiment of the devil-may care character. Carl Smith, as "Gideon Blood good" Fred Mower as Puffy" Henry Gil. foil as "Dan," Miss Emma Butler as "Alida," and Mrs Mower as "Mrs. Puffy" were ex- cellent. The play was presented ln mose elaborate manner, the first scene being one ot the most thrilling and realistic ever seen on a please In the museum hall the attractions
 fIthe theater's patrons.
 The Four Cards B1flaell1,- l1f'. tracts large crowds to the Peoples Tfl-- every performance. The company is one oI unusual excellence, containing several people who have won prominence and distinction on the variety stage. The performance given is of a very interesting and amusing nature There is lots of good singing and dancing which can't but draw forth enthusiastic applause. The afterpiece, "Our College Girls" a farcical absurdity, creates no end of
 
 performance should go to the Peoples. GUM THE PENAAN."
 ''Jim the Penman," the great Madison Square success, will be produced at the New Haven Opera House tonight for the last time The company has played a most suc- cessful engagement in this city. The houses have been crowded, and all wishing to see really admirable entertainment should not fail to see it.
 HYPERION THEATER.
 The Sweatnam, Rice 6 Pagan minstrels will appear at the Hyperion Theater this eve. ming. An exchange says: Of the perform anee given by Sweatnam, Rice & Fagan's minstrels nothing can be said save in the way of praise. From beginning to end there is nothing in the entertainment to offend the most refined, and the several features are very artistically conceived and executed The dressing of the first part is 8 novelty, the singers being clad in full court costumes and the musicians wearing the uniform of 8 grenadier. The singing is very good and the jokes as new as they average. Sweatnam and Billy Rice contribute 8 funny sketch. The song and dance, "Wedding Bells,'' by four couples, is a marvel of beautiful dress ing For those who like breakneck song and dance eight nimble athletes disport them l marching evolutions by sixteen of the com pany clad in gorgeous military attire. The handsome new curtain for this thester has arrived and will be used for thesfrst time this evening. It was painted by Arthur Voegtlin, of New York, who has been en- gagged by Manager Bunnell scenic artist for the season.
 sALsBURY's TRoUBADoURs. At the New Haven Opera House tomorrow and Saturday evenings and Saturday matinee Salsbury's Troubadours, the greatest of all fun makers, will produce the latest metro politan craze, "The. Running Bird" The I play is founded on absurdities, but it's situa- 1 ations, dialogue and denouements are ire sistibly funny and keep the auditors in roars of laughter. Enough is said of the piece | when it is stated that it is the best perform ance ever given by the Troubadours. The made it famous. The company from the l Star Theater have been on the stage for years and always draw packed houses.
 BEACON LIGHTS.
 l The picturesque play "Beacon Lights" will be produced for the first time in this city al the Hyperion Theater tomorrow and Satur day evenings and at Saturday matinee The Philadelphia American says of it: "Bea con Lights'' was produced at the Nationa Theater last evening to the great satisfaction of 8 crowded audience. It is one of thos plays in which manhood and womanhoot stand out grandly in the rugged characters O the world. MT. George Learock was the hero miner; Miss Emma Hinckley the widov heroine; Miss Oracle Emmett the niece of he
 "ague" Colonel Calhoun, who, with the othe
 "goodn lovers on the diggings, frustrated al
 the villains and brought the various compli cations of the piece to happy end.